The Cranes Are Flying: Russia’s masterpiece of all times

October 12 marks the 55th anniversary of the “The Cranes Are Flying,” a famous Soviet movie about two lovers, Boris and Veronika, whose lives are torn by World War Two.

October 12 marks the 55th anniversary of the “The Cranes Are Flying,” a famous Soviet movie about two lovers, Boris and Veronika, whose lives are torn by World War Two.

Veronika and Boris are two people desperately in love with each other. Things are looking really good for them as the couple is preparing to get married. But the call to war sounds and Boris has to leave his bride. He enrolls in the army and falls in the battlefield.

A clip from "The cranes are flying"

The film was shot after the play of Viktor Rozov called “Forever Alive”